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Japanese Tansu Storage Chest (19th Century - Edo Period) Wabi Sabi
Located in London, GB
Japanese Tansu Storage Chest (Edo Period - 19th Century). Tansu are traditional portable wooden
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Furniture
Materials
Wood
Two-Piece Tansu Chest
Located in East Hampton, NY
Beautiful 2 piece tansu chest....tops on both are finished so they can be used separately or
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Furniture
Materials
Iron
$3,200
Black Lacquer Tansu Chest Cabinet, Japanese Meiji Period
Located in San Francisco, CA
A small beautifully black lacquered tansu chest with original hardware and having seven drawers
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Furniture
Materials
Wood
Japanese Fine Original Antique Five-Drawer Chest, 100% Original Tansu
Located in South Burlington, VT
From our recent Japanese Acquisitions travels.
This is an antique handcrafted wooden chest tansu
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Rich Black Lacquered Clothing Chest Tansu 100% Original
Located in South Burlington, VT
tansu.
Japanese Antique Tansu Clothing Chest
two sections, four drawers, rich black lacquer finish
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Iron
Japanese Superb Antique Tansu Clothing Chest Richly Lacquered, 100% Original
Located in South Burlington, VT
tansu.
This is an attractive antique two section tansu storage chest/cabinet hand crafted with seven
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Wooden Drawer / Tansu Chest / 1868-1926 / Meiji Era
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is a Japanese drawer made around the Meiji-Taisho era (1868-1926) in Japan.
Very simple and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Original Antique "Flying Birds" Five-Drawer Chest, 100% Original Tansu
Located in South Burlington, VT
birds" hardware
This is an antique handcrafted wooden chest tansu with fine lines and a multitude of
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Wood
Vintage Japanese Tansu 6-Drawer Chest with Iron Hardware, Meiji Period
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful vintage, Meiji period, Japanese Tansu with four large full capacity drawers and two
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Black Tansu 1800s-1860s/Chests of Drawers Cabinet Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese tansu.
It is a piece of furniture from the Edo period. (1800s - 1860s
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Large Tansu 1800s-1860s/Chests of Drawers Cabinet Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is a very old Japanese large tansu.
It is made of cedar trees.
Furniture from the Edo period
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Tansu 1860s-1900s/Chests of Drawers Cabinet Shelf Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is an old tansu from Japan.
It is mainly made of cedar trees.
Furniture from the Meiji era
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Black Tansu 1800s-1860s/Chest of Drawers Cabinet Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is an old Japanese tansu.
In Japan this is called "Kuruma Nagamochi".
Furniture from the end
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Cabinets
Materials
Chestnut
Japanese Antique Tansu 1800s-1860s/Chest of Drawers Cabinet Sideboard Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is an old Japanese tansu.
In Japan this is called "kuruma nagamochi".
Furniture from the end
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Cabinets
Materials
Chestnut
Antique Japanese Meiji Era Kiri Wood Suzuribako Calligraphy Tansu Chest 10"
Located in Portland, OR
& Antiques.
This is a 130 year old antique Japanese suzuribako from the late Meiji Era c. 1890. This
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Japanese Antique Black Large Tansu 1860s-1900s/Chests of Drawers Cabinet
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese black large tansu.
It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
It is made of
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
Antique Japanese c1880’s Kiri Wood Suzuribako Calligraphy Tansu Chest 12"
Located in Portland, OR
top opens/closes with ease. Along with a century old warm patina this suzuribako tansu re chest
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Japanese Antique Large Black Tansu 1860s-1900s / Chests of Drawers Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Very old, large Japanese black Tansu.
It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
It is made of
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Tansu 1860s-1900s / Cabinet Chests of Drawers Wabi Sabi Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese Tansu.
The furniture is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
It is made
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Black Tansu 1860s-1900s/Chests of Drawers Wabisabi mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese chest of drawers.
It is a piece of furniture from the Meiji era
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Black Tansu 1860s-1900s/Chests of Drawers Cabinet wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese black large tansu.
It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s).
It is made of
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
Meiji Era
1898
Small Tansu Chest Shelf / Wabi-Sabi Japanese Antiques
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
A small storage shelf made in the Meiji era in Japan
It was used in an old house in Ibaraki
Category
Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Large Tansu 1860s-1920s/Chests of Drawers Cabinet Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese black large chest of drawers.
It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1920s
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Cedar
Japanese Antique Tansu 1800s-1900s/Chest of Drawer Cabinet Storage Sideboards
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is an old Japanese storage shelf.
It is made of cedar wood.
It is an item from the Edo period
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Tansu 1800s-1900s/Chest of Drawer Cabinet Storage Sideboards
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is an old Japanese storage shelf.
It is made of cedar wood.
It is an item from the Edo period
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
1860s-1920s Japanese Antique Tansu Chest of Drawer Cabinet Wabisabi Wabi-Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
1860s-1920s Japanese antique tansu chest of drawer cabinet wabisabi wabi-sabi
Size: W 875, D 425
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Drawer / Tansu Chest / Coffee Table/Wooden Box/Exhibition Stand
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is a wooden drawer from the late Edo period to the Meiji period (1750-1868) in Japan.
The wood
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Furniture
Materials
Other
Rare C. 1850 Antique Japanese 2-Part Tansu Chest with Original Patina
Located in Chicago, IL
Japanese storage tansu chests were used to hold clothing and other personal effects in a 19th
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Dressers
Materials
Pine
Antique Japanese Edo Era Early 1800
s Gyoshobako Peddler
s Tansu Chest 28"
Located in Portland, OR
& Antiques.
This tansu is around 200 year old. It is an antique Japanese gyoshobako-dansu (peddler's chest
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
20th Century Japanese Old Shelf Drawer / Tansu Chest / Wooden Exhibition Stand
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is made of paulownia wood and cedar wood.
The front is made of paulownia wood, the sides and back are made of cedar, and the top is made of cedar.
It is from the early to mid Show...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Furniture
Materials
Other
Antique 19th Century Meiji Period Japanese Tansu Isho Dansu Two Section Chest
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique Japanese Meiji period Isho Dansu, Tansu chest, circa 1880.
This very stylish antique
Category
Antique 1880s Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Iron
Keyaki Wood Small Tansu or Chest
Located in Hudson, NY
Keyaki wood small tansu (chest).
Original paulownia design hardware.
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Japanese Antique Large Tansu Meiji Period 1860s-1920s/Chests of Drawers Cabinet
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a Japanese tansu from the Meiji era (1860s-1920s).
It is made of cedar wood.
It is rare
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Large Tansu 1800s-1900s/Chest of Drawer Cabinet Shelf Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is a large black tansu from Japan.
Made of cedar tree.
Furniture from the Edo period to the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Cabinets
Materials
Cedar
Antique Late 1800s (Meiji Era) Japanese Kansai Style Cedar Merchant Chest Tansu
Located in Centennial, CO
A stunning antique late 1800s Japanese Kansai style cedar merchant chest / tansu with multiple
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Cabinets
Materials
Iron
Antique Meiji Era Japanese Kansai Style Cypress and Cedar Merchant
s Tansu Chest
Located in Centennial, CO
A stunning Japanese antique Meiji Era Kansai style cyprus and cedar merchant's tansu chest with
Category
Antique Early 1900s Japanese Japonisme Cabinets
Materials
Iron
Japanese Meiji Period Keyaki Wood Elm Tansu Chest in the Sendai Dansu Style
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Meiji period tansu clothing chest in the Sendai Isho-dansu style, made of Keyaki wood
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Iron
Antique Japanese Meiji Era c1880 Clothing Kimono Tansu Chest Keyaki Wood 36"H
Located in Portland, OR
& Antiques.
This is an Antique Japanese Kimono chest or Ishodansu. This chest was made in the mid Meiji era
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique Japanese Meiji Era c1880
s Yonezawa Clothing Tansu Chest Keyaki Wood 42"
Located in Portland, OR
& Antiques.
This is an Antique Japanese Yonezawa Kimono chest or Ishodansu. This chest was made in the mid
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Japanese Antique Black Tansu / Chest of drawers Cabinet / 1912s-1926s Wabi-sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
This is an old Japanese cabinet.
It is made of pine and cedar, and on the front of the drawer is
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Cedar, Pine
Japanese Antique Cabinets(Tansu), Wabi Sabi, Japandi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
with the same tradition and advanced techniques as Japanese shrines.
In Japan, it was called a tansu
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antiquities
Materials
Wood
$1,200 / item
Pair of Tansu Chests on Iron Bases
Located in Chicago, IL
These handsome rectangular chests feature two drawers and detailed lock plates decorated with
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Furniture
Materials
Metal
Large Antique Japanese Meiji Period Mazuya Tansu Cabinet
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large impressive antique Japanese Mizuya Tansu cabinet (kitchen chest) in 2 sections, made of
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Chestnut, Cypress
Antique Late 19th Century Two Piece Tansu Chest
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Two piece antique four drawer tansu chest with metal lock plates and side stacking/locking clasps
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Metal
Late 19th Century Antique Meiji Era Japanese Two Piece Tansu
Located in Peabody, MA
A late 19th century Japanese two-piece tansu chest in kiri wood with original hand forged iron
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Iron
Japanese Antique Large Black Tansu 1860s-1900s / Sideboard Cabinet Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a large antique black Tansu chest from Japan. It was crafted during the Meiji period (1860s
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Sideboards
Materials
Cedar
Paul McCobb Planner Group Dresser on Bench
By Paul McCobb
Located in Oakland, CA
design is Paul McCobb's interpretation of the Japan Tansu storage chests. They present very well and have
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Maple, Lacquer
Japanese Tansu Chests
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Beautiful pair of Japanese Tansu chests. These are out of a great Palm Springs estate. These are
Category
20th Century Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
$5,000
Beautiful Japanese Tansu Chest with Two Drawers.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Japanese Tansu Chest with two drawers. Made of light Kiri wood and iron.
Category
20th Century Japanese Other Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Iron
Early 20th Century Japanese Tansu Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
Traditionally designed to be portable and functional, Japanese tansu chests were versatile storage
Category
Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Iron
Japanese Tansu Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
A gorgeous mid-20th century Japanese pine tansu stacked chest with five drawers total, and black
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Pine
$3,800
Seven Drawer Japanese Tansu Chest with Iron Hardware
Located in Troy, MI
Circa 1920s Japanese Tansu chest of drawers has three full width drawers at the top with two
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Furniture
Materials
Iron
Vintage Japanese Tansu Chest with Seven Drawers, Natural Finish
Located in Somis, CA
Beautiful Japanese Tansu chest features seven full length drawers and two sets of sliding doors
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Iron
Vintage Japanese Tansu Chest, 2 Tone, with Iron Hardware
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful vintage Japanese Tansu chest with four full capacity drawers. The visual contrast is
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture
Materials
Iron
Japanese Tansu Chests Night Stands Set of Two
Located in Somis, CA
A set of two vintage Japanese tansu chests. The two chests are identical except one has a slightly
Category
20th Century Japanese Furniture
Materials
Wood
Japanese Tansu Chest
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Antique Tansu chest with handsome hardware, wood has great age.
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Furniture
Japanese Tansu Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
An unusual small size multi drawer tansu or chest with original iron hardware, Japan, late 19th
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Furniture
Materials
Iron
$1,475
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Japanese Tansu Chest For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the Japanese tansu chest you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and cedar, every Japanese tansu chest was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a Japanese tansu chest — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A Japanese tansu chest, designed in the mid-century modern, folk art or Art Deco style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made Japanese tansu chest over the years, but those crafted by Henredon, Baker Furniture Company and Alessandro for Baker Furniture are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Japanese Tansu Chest?
The average selling price for a Japanese tansu chest at 1stDibs is $2,500, while they’re typically $255 on the low end and $28,750 for the highest priced.
Finding the Right Case Pieces And Storage Cabinets for You
Of all the vintage storage cabinets and antique case pieces that have become popular in modern interiors over the years, dressers, credenzas and cabinets have long been home staples, perfect for routine storage or protection of personal items.
In the mid-19th century, cabinetmakers would mimic styles originating in the Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI eras for their dressers, bookshelves and other structures, and, later, simpler, streamlined wood designs allowed these “case pieces” or “case goods” — any furnishing that is unupholstered and has some semblance of a storage component — to blend into the background of any interior.
Mid-century modern furniture enthusiasts will cite the tall modular wall units crafted in teak and other sought-after woods of the era by the likes of George Nelson, Poul Cadovius and Finn Juhl. For these highly customizable furnishings, designers of the day delivered an alternative to big, heavy bookcases by considering the use of space — and, in particular, walls — in new and innovative ways. Mid-century modern credenzas, which, long and low, evolved from tables that were built as early as the 14th century in Italy, typically have no legs or very short legs and have grown in popularity as an alluring storage option over time.
Although the name immediately invokes images of clothing, dressers were initially created in Europe for a much different purpose. This furnishing was initially a flat-surfaced, low-profile side table equipped with a few drawers — a common fixture used to dress and prepare meats in English kitchens throughout the Tudor period. The drawers served as perfect utensil storage. It wasn’t until the design made its way to North America that it became enlarged and equipped with enough space to hold clothing and cosmetics. The very history of case pieces is a testament to their versatility and well-earned place in any room.
In the spirit of positioning your case goods center stage, decluttering can now be design-minded.
A contemporary case piece with open shelving and painted wood details can prove functional as a storage unit as easily as it can a room divider. Alternatively, apothecary cabinets are charming case goods similar in size to early dressers or commodes but with uniquely sized shelving and (often numerous) drawers.
Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard that features colored glass and metal details, an antique Italian hand-carved storage cabinet or a glass-door vitrine to store and show off your collectibles, there are options for you on 1stDibs.
Questions About Japanese Tansu Chest
- What is a Tansu chest?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertNovember 2, 2021Tansu refers to Japanese portable storage chests. When tansu became a well-known feature of life in Japan — the chests’ emergence is said to be rooted in the Genroku era of the Edo period (1688–1704) — the country’s traditionally minimalist households had little to no proper seats, tables, or other pieces of furniture. Tansu were intended to be multipurpose cabinets. These case pieces were used to store things of everyday utility, such as clothing and various personal items. Tansu are regarded as collectible furniture with a timeless appeal. Shop a collection of antique, vintage, and contemporary Tansu from some of the world’s top dealers on 1stDibs.
- What is a tansu chest used for?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A tansu chest is a Japanese cabinet designed for easy transportation and can store a variety of items, including clothes and personal items. Tansu chests often feature multiple compartments to keep items organized. Shop a selection of authentic tansu chests on 1stDibs.
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